Hocevar and McFarland win LeMullets 2026 after late chaos

Carson Hocevar and Cleetus McFarland have won the 2026 2.4 Hours of LeMullets, a full-contact race in a Crown Victoria around the Freedom Factory short track in Florida. The race has been held every year since 2020, and Hocevar and McFarland have now won it in back-to-back years.

The finish was decided on the backstretch chicane, where Ty Dillon was in command before Hocevar pushed him out of the way as the white flag flew. Dillon returned the move into Turn 1, then ran wide, and Hocevar regained the lead after slight contact. Denny Hamlin, partnered with Alex Presley, finished third after a late charge through the chaos.

Hocevar said he was glad the contact had been to the front bumper, and described the event as fun despite the collisions with fellow drivers.